New Board A'Waiting

surfhorn · Post by **surfhorn** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 6:24 pm

Hey, Willy Kelly! I checked out your new Freeline quad kneeboard today. What a sweet looking ride. It looks like a Rasta Rocketship!

skansand · Post by **skansand** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 6:37 pm

Rasta Rocket? i need to see some pics Willy!

Willy Kelly · Post by **Willy Kelly** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:13 am

Dan this is my 2nd one from Jon , the first one I pulled a bone head move at X-mas VW Camper broke down had to unload gear to get to motor got Van started but forgot to put board back in Van

Matt bro no photos board still at Freeline will pick board up soon

peace and good waves my Kneelo Bros

SFKneelo · Post by **SFKneelo** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:29 am

Got your message, Willy... many thanks! Let me know when you head down to pick it up or otherwise...

Cheers!

surfhorn · Post by **surfhorn** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:27 am

Hi, Willy. John told me the story but I thought it best to leave it to you to mention. I think we all have our stories of driving away without our equipment or of not strapping a new board to the racks, creating an instant Freeway Flier!

Your new board is quite similar to the board I ride (first generation) but yours is state-of-the-art! The bump up on width of the 6'0" really gives it a good look; that template is just plain gorgeous. And the placement of the boxes should give it really great drive as well. It definitely is the best board in the shop, KB or standup.

Now I've got the jones to order a new one!

SFKneelo · Post by **SFKneelo** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:05 pm

Er... um...

This thread is useless without pix.

KenM · Post by **KenM** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:59 pm

Er...um... ah..men..

alfredo zavala · Post by **alfredo zavala** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 7:48 pm

I know that this is a forum about Wiili's new board, but his story reminds me of one of mine. . .
In the 80's I lived off and on in Tahiti. While there I completely ruined my beautiful Aipa quad fish. Eric Arakawa is a personal friend of mine and to make a long story short he shaped me probably the only kneeboard he's ever made and brought it to me when he came down for a visit. This was when he was still Island Classics and not HIC's big Kahuna.This thing was gorgeous with the killer spray etc...
A year later back in O'ahu I Lost the thing off the racks off H1 on the way to the West side to surf tracks. I was so poor at the time I didn't get a new board for almost a year!
I still almost cry when I think about it.
Stoked for your new stick Willi

RMcKnee · Post by **RMcKnee** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 3:18 am

surfhorn · Post by **surfhorn** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:01 am

I'll try and spend some time learning how to pots pics, something I haven't gotten around to. I just dropped of a cd to John at Freeline with about 20 pics of my kneeboards through the years that will go up on the shop's site.

I'll take my new Canon digi camera to the shop (Christmas present from my kids) and see if I can enter the 21st century.

Willy Kelly · Post by **Willy Kelly** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:09 am

Well I picked up the Rasta Rocket and gave her a Go at Davenport
boad worked great road it like I had it forever

The best thing is I made it home with my new board

Peace and good waves my kneelo bros

surfhorn · Post by **surfhorn** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:32 am

Congrats on the new ride. Its one of the nicest 5'8"s I've seen.